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Sunday, 10 July 2011

Hiya peeps, I thought I'd show you what I've been doing lately and the reason for my absence these past couple of weeks......my best friends wedding is fast approaching, you may remember me showing the invites that I'd made her some weeks ago, well here's the rest of the wedding stationery ensemble. This is the first time I've ever done anything like this, although it was a monotonous task I'm pleased with the result and more importantly so were the soon to be newly weds.

Their colour scheme is ivory/cream and black which I think looks rather striking and sophisticated.

Here's a close up photo of the place card, table names and menus.

I took these photos in my dining room, funny how coincidently the colours match.....lol!!

My friends future daughter-in law has now asked me to make her wedding stationery, their colour scheme being hot pink, black and white. Me thinks I'd better get making some samples up quick smart....lol!!

Monday, 4 July 2011

Good evening folks, apologies for the late post I should have posted this earlier today but I've been out all day with my eldest daughter shopping for our wedding outfits for a friends wedding. I thought my daughter who's 12 would be the difficult one to buy for.....considering she doesn't like wearing anything girly...but she choose a lovely dress in the first shop we went to....me on the other hand took all day to find what I wanted.....typical .... lol!!!!

This is my card for my second week as a GDT for the Belles 'n' Whistles "Flowers and Pearls" challenge. The design team have created some stunners, why not pop over and check them out.

Monday, 20 June 2011

Hiya folks, hope your all keeping well. I was lucky enough to be choosen to be a GDTM for Belles 'n' Whistles and this weeks challenge is "Wing It". You don't have to use an image with wings - just make sure you have wings somewhere on your creation AND remember it has to be an Elisabeth Bell image.

Thanks for popping by, apologies for not being around much lately. I've had a bit of a swap around with my days at work and it's put me all out. It's like a mad house at work because we have the examiner coming in on Wednesday to mark our A Level work, so we are busy putting up the exhibition I already know my results.....just waiting for them to be confirmed, so hopefully Thursday I will know for definate and shall let you all know.....for now I'll just say I am over the moon and chuffed to lil bits....hehehhehehe!!!!

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Good evening folks, gosh where has today gone.....I usually work Tuesdays but this week I've had a bit of a swap around which means I've had 5 days off altogether and what have I done....housework, ironing and more blimming housework.....oh and my lil girly has been off school today she's not as bad as she was yesterday, thank goodness....

For todays card I've coloured Tilda with Distress Inks, for a change. The papers I've used are these delish Prima papers, oh wow, wow, wow, now these are really something, such a shame to tear into them, definately one to drool over.....lol!!!!

Monday, 13 June 2011

Hiya crafty peeps, I can't believe it's been over a week since I last posted but it's not for the want of trying, I've had problems with my computer and Blogger plus hubby has changed our ISP so our internet has been off for a few hours today whilst my son and I tried to figure out how to set up our new ISP.....Then to top it all off I've spent three hours in casualty this afternoon/evening with my eldest daughter, got a phone call from school at lunchtime saying Georgia is in terrible pain could I pick her up.....oh gosh by the time I got there she was in agony, I'm thinking it's her appendix so drives straight to casualty, they took blood and water samples, give her a thorough check up and don't know what's wrong with her. She's been dosed up on painkillers and Ibruprofen and is now snuggled up in bed with a hot water bottle......why do things always go wrong as soon as hubby goes away to work......typical....lol!!

So onto todays cards, which I made over two weeks ago now but not had chance to post them. I've coloured both Birthday Tilda with Copics. Papers on the first card are MME, sentiment is Stampin Up.

Tilda with Balloon has been coloured with Copics and a sprinkling of Stickles

Hiya folks, just to say that I am still here but Blogger is playing up and I can't upload any pics and haven't been able to all week. When I come onto the New Post page, it looks like the original version from when I first started blogging, it won't let me click on the upload photos section and I'm getting sooooo frustrated, if anyone has any suggestions of what to do I'd be so grateful. Thank you, luv 'n' crafty hugsxx vicki xx

Monday, 6 June 2011

..... I've only gone and made the top 3 over at the Belles 'n' Whistles challenge blog plus I get to be a Guest Designer for two weeks.....whooooooppppppieeeeeee dooooodaaahhhhh!!!!! Thank you so very much to all at Belles 'n' Whistles, you've made my day ((((((hugs)))))

Saturday, 4 June 2011

Hiya crafty bloggers, hope your all enjoying your weekend. I was planning on doing some more gardening today but whats happened to this weather....yuk!!! Oh well all the more time to upload todays card.

The ever so lovely Tracy from Dies To Die For, sent me these absolutely delish GCD Ella Blue papers quite a while back now, these are definately one of those drool, stroke, look at papers and it was hard to tear into them .....lol!!! Tracy also has a great selection of the Belles 'n' Whistles stamps available, just click on the links to find out more.

Friday, 3 June 2011

Helloooooo crafty peeps and a happy Friday to you all, what a gorgeous day we are having here.

Another quick post from me today to show this card I've made with one of my new Magnolia Tilda with Rubber Boots. She's been coloured with Copics and a sprinkling of Glamour Dust. Papers, well I'm not sure if they are Anna Griffin or K & Co?????? Flowers, ribbon and Pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts, sentiment is Stampin Up.

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Hiya crafty peeps, today I'm showing a trio of Tilda tags which is this weeks challenge theme over at Totally Tilda.

I cut out the tags from white cardstock using my Cricut, then sponged them with Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks, I've stamped several mini stamps with Sepia Versafine added lace and jute cord, Tildas have been coloured with Copics and a sprinkling of Glamour Dust.

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Hiya peeps, I meant to have posted this card earlier but completely forgot.....doh!!!! So today I'm showing a card using the orginal Divas, in my humble opinion, from the Rubber Romance collection. I remember when I first started crafting that this range of stamps were the first I ever bought. Unfortunately I don't use them as often as I should, but Tracey sent me a fab DT package and this gorgeous lady was included. I've gone for the less is more style for a change.

I've been playing around with different photo editing suites. The above photo is using Picnik which is free and so incredibly easy to use. The photo below is my usual way which is with Paint Shop Pro, which I only use to crop and add my watermark. I think from now on I shall use Picnik as the colours seem to be more true to life.

Saturday, 28 May 2011

Hello lovely crafty folks, here I am again with another card. I think I'll go out on a limb here and say that these Prima papers from the Shabby Chic Collection, available from Dies To Die For must be one of my all time favourite, I really didn't want to tear into them they are so delish....

Hiya, I'm back with some more cards, this crafting lark is becoming addictive again.....lol . I've been having a lil play with my Gypsy by welding shapes together to create shaped cards and these are what I've come up with. I'm not used to making the clean and simple type of card, infact it took me longer to make this style of card compared to my usual but I guess it's good to try new styles now and then. Sorry about the poor piccies, easel cards are not the easiest to photograph are they.

Friday, 27 May 2011

Hiya crafty peeps, it's Friday....wooo hoooo!!! and I have a week off work....again....YAY!!! Can you believe I have only discovered this range of stamps last week, serves me right for being AWOL. I promptly placed my order and they arrived Tuesday, brilliant service and this is my first Simply Sassy card, gosh I need to catch up with all the new goodies.

Sunday, 22 May 2011

Hiya peeps, hope you've all enjoyed your weekend. Today I've had the long overdue pleasure of spending most of the day in my craftroom creating for fun and not for exams etc...... OMG!!!! I've been sorting through all my stash and I am ashamed to admit that I found a few parcels and padded envelopes full of goodies that I'd ordered months ago unopened, stamps, papers and embellies not used. I can't believe I'd forgotten about them, that's just not like me, cos usually when the postie arrives I tear into them like a kiddie on Christmas morning, I know I've been pre-occupied with my A level but that is just beyond ridiculous......lol!!!!!

This stamp set being just one of the many that I've not played with until today. I do like this My Guy Ian set by The Greeting Farm, available from the wonderful Tracy at Dies To Die For perfect for those awkward teenagers. (mmmmm.... the least said about that subject the better :-(

Since being AWOL I sure have missed out on all the new stamps, papers etc that are out now, crikey there's stacks and stacks of stamps I really, really gotta get me mitts on, I've got such a lot of catching up to do....lol!!! but at least I've made a bit of a start today and the crafting bug is well and truly back, yay!!!!

Monday, 16 May 2011

Well as promised in my previous post here are just two of the many samples of wedding invites I've created for my lovely friend Leigh and her hubby to be.

The first one is just a simple cream design, Leigh wasn't sure at first which colours to choose so I went for a plain cream, with some embossed Bazzill bling cardstock, a satin ribbon with pearl ribbon slider.

Below is what the inside looks like, a pocket to hold the RSVP card.

A sample of a black and cream gatefold design save the date and wedding invitation.

Inside shows how I've created two pockets to hold the rsvp acceptance or decline cards. This was a bit of a nightmare of a design, what with all the matting and layering, trust Leigh to have chosen this one...thank goodness I only had to make 24 and they are all done and delivered.....YAY!!!!

I've now been asked to make wedding invites for Leigh's future step daughter-in-law...oh eck, it's a big wedding, what have I let myself in for.....pmsl.

Thanks for popping by my lil oasis, I hope to get some blogging hopping done myself now, it'll be great to catch up with you all, I've not forgotten who you are just bare with me and I'll visit you all soon.

Sunday, 15 May 2011

Hiya folks, hope your all keeping well. Gosh has it really been all these months since I last visited my poor neglected blog......ooopppssss!!!!

Well I'm back now, my first year of A level art has finished, all work has been handed in and it was marked on Thursday, you'd think considering that I work in the Art Department that the teachers would have told me my results....no way....they just smiled and said "Vicki, your going to be very pleased"... my reply was "That's no blimming help..." so looks like I've got a long wait yet.....lol!!!

Anyways, my bestest friend Leigh asked me a few months ago if I could make her wedding invitations....oh eck!!! what a daunting challenge that was, albeit a privilege, but I've never made wedding stationery so I've been busy making some samples, which I'll post soon. She choose which she preferred so today I've finished all her day invites, talk about getting back into crafting slowly...NOT...pmsl.

So for now I think I'll unwind, relax and go and play in my craft room, it's been such a long time since I was able to make something just for fun. So for a change it will be nice to make something without worrying about deadlines etc.

Monday, 31 January 2011

Hiya folks, I thought I'd share some photos of what I've been up to regarding my Art Coursework (warning!!!!! this could be a long post ....lol !!!). What with the exam papers out tomorrow ....YIKES!!!! it's kinda dawned on me how much work I've yet to complete. We now have 10 weeks to prep for our exam, and I've still not finished my coursework....only writing to do though.

Anyways, this is going to be my final piece, as you can probably guess, it's inspired by Kelly Rae Roberts and Modigliani. I'm quite chuffed with how this turned out, it took forever to finish...phew thank goodness it's done.

I recently took an art course with Tamara Laporte from Willowing and this is what I came up with. It's part of my experimenting in my sketchbook.

This A1 board shows my initial rough sketch, and then painted onto a small canvas board, again inspired by Modigliani and Kelly Rae Roberts. A bit of photo manipulation.

My original rough sketch in my A3 sketchbook

Modigliani artist link A1 board.

I've painted two paintings by Modigliani, the small photo in the centre is Modigliani's painting.

My interpretation of Modigliani's painting

My A1 primary source drawing board. These flowers and butterflies I've drawn using a variety of mediums, from Copics, Pen and Ink, Sketching pencils and charcoal.

Wakey Wakey..... !!!! Sorry if you nodded off there, I think that's enough of my rambling on for now. Hope your all keeping well and happy. Not sure when I'll be back, hopefully I'll get some crafting done in between.

Monday, 10 January 2011

.... well it certainly has been a while since I visited my neglected oasis, so here I am with a couple of cards to show you that I made over the weekend. I've spent the past four days in my craft room trying to get some of my Art coursework done, I've got until the end of this month to finish everything (and blimey have I got so much left to do) then I'll get 6 weeks to prep for my exam....omg!! lil ole me sitting an exam, crikey, last exam I took was 1989 ..... pmsl..

Here's a 40th Anniversary card using papers from Shabby Princess "Amore" freebie download. I've had these set of Crafters Companion stamps for months and only opened them this weekend, oh the shame....lol!! Again I've coloured the image with Copics available from Dies To Die For. The swirly hearts were cut with my Cricut using the Straight From The Nest cartridge.

Inside the card more swirly hearts and box.

I am hoping to keep on track with making cards, forgotten how enjoyable it can be. I hope all my lovely blogging buddies are keeping well. I'm not going to make any promises but I will do my best to try and visit as many of you lovely lot as soon as I can.

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